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The Grifters

Name: The Grifters
Director: Stephen Frears
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1990-08-08
Cast: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe, Robert Weems

CrimeDrama

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

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Cast

Anjelica HustonJohn CusackAnnette BeningJan MunroeRobert WeemsStephen TobolowskyJimmy NoonanRichard HoldenHenry JonesMichael LaskinEddie JonesSandy Baron

Director

Stephen Frears

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